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Rain, Rain .. Come Again is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language mystery film directed by Jayaraj and written by Sharath Haridasan. Set in two rival colleges in Kerala, the plot follows a professor leading a hidden Satanic cult targeting students. The film features debutants Ajay Jose, Reji V. Nair, Divya Lakshmi, and Asif Khan. The songs were composed by Jassie Gift, while the background score was by Pravin Mani.

Rain, Rain .. Come Again was released in theatres on 8 August 2004. The songs "Themma Themma Themmadikkate" and "Nillu Nillu" were trendsetters among Kerala youth at that time.

Plot

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Dinesh, an orphan boy arrives in King Aloysius Men's college which maintains a longstanding rivalry with Queen Agnes Women's college. Agnes college tries to acquire NAAC accreditation, but Dinesh along with Aloysius college authorities spoil the plan. They also spoil the youth festival of their rivals. In retaliation, Agnes college under the leadership of Sree defame the name of Allosyus college by trapping them in a scandal.

Meanwhile, under the leadership of a professor, Satanism slowly extends its influence in the college. The satanists including professor David Andrews, the leader, and Franko begin to lure students into the cult and those who refuse to convert at their usual gathering are killed.

Meanwhile, Franko, who was Daisy's boyfriend befriends Sree, which causes a split between Dinesh and Sree. John finds out about the professor and Franko's deal from Marco Polo, his classmate. Marco Polo reveals his findings to a police officer, who surprisingly is an ally of the Satanists. Marco gets brutally killed by Franko.

Sree is lured into the cult by Franco after the split with Dinesh. Dinesh, enraged over the death of his friend, seeks revenge and goes after the cult members to rescue Sree. In a fight that follows, Prof. David Andrews is subdued and chased to a mountain cliff. He screams out, "Praise Satan" and jumps off the cliff to his death. In the end, Dinesh and Sree unite and is seen celebrating.

Cast

• Ajay Jose as Dinesh
• Divya Lakshmi as Sree
• Renji V. Nair as Prof. David Andrews
• Aashish Khan as Franco
• Sarath Haridasan as Marco Polo
• Jassie Gift as Jerry
• Kaladharan as Father Kunjukutty
• Prasanth Punnapra as Rajappan
• Thara Thomas as Daisy
• Valiyashala Sukumaran as Men's hostel warden
• Chandrika Das as Lady Gaga
• Archana Susheelan as College student
• Rasana as College student
• Iniya as College student
• Vinod Kedamangalam as Bus employee
• Unni Shivapal as M. P.

Soundtrack

The film features songs composed by Jassie Gift and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. / Johny Sagariga. The background score was done by Pravin Mani. The song "Themma Themma Themmaadikkaatte" was later reused as "Pada Pada Kannada" in the film Shyloo (2011).

Release

The film was originally scheduled to release on 6 August 2004, but the Thiruvananthapuram Regional Censor Board refused to certify the film citing "excessive violence" and had referred the film to the revising committee. Sify reported that distributors and exhibitors are shocked because "Jayaraj's earlier film 4 The People had more violence and close-up's of hands and legs being chopped off which was passed by the same censors".

Reception

A critic from Sify wrote that "it's hard to find one redeeming factor in this utterly lame brain, stupid film the lead cast of newcomers are all a major let down and technically the film is a big disappointment. All the seven songs in the album sound similar and the picturisation is low brow".

The film underperformed at the box office. However, the songs "Themma Themma Themmadikkatte" and "Nillu Nillu" were trendsetters among Kerala youth at that time.

In popular culture

In 2018, the song "Nillu Nillu" (meaning: stop, stop) became viral in the social media application TikTok, with users posting videos of them stopping moving vehicles for dancing in front of it with the song playing in the background. It called the attention of Kerala Police who condemned the act for public nuisance and blocking vehicles on the road.

References

1. "Rain Rain Come Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
2. "'Rain Rain...' refused censor certificate! - Sify.com". Sify. 18 August 2004. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
3. Moviebuzz (13 August 2004). "Rain, Rain Come Again". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
4. B. S., Shibu (27 November 2018). "'Nillu Nillu' challenge: Look before you leap, reminds Kerala police". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
5. Pankaj, Shilpa (29 November 2018). "Stop or Die!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
6. TNM staff (26 November 2018). "Don't jump in front of moving vehicles and dance: Kerala cops on 'Nillu Nillu challenge'". The News Minute. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

External links

• Rain Rain Come Again at IMDb

• 2004 films
• 2000s Malayalam-language films
• Films scored by Jassie Gift
• Films directed by Jayaraj